In my previous article, What is Poor, I touched on the Christian faith and the religious right. To me, the two are completely separate. I would define myself as a follower of Christ. My Christianity is rooted in the teachings and actions of Jesus Christ. You cannot possibly connect the teachings of Christ to the policies of the religious right. While they may argue that those on the left that support abortion could never be Christians I feel that there is much more to it than being pro-birth. You must take it beyond that and that is something the religious right cannot claim. They are not pro-life, their support of life ends after the child exits the mother’s womb.

Christians worried about the separation of church and state need to be more concerned about the separation of Christianity and Christ. The policies touted by the current sect of self proclaimed Christian voters are not something Christ could possibly support Himself. I am not speaking for Him, I am simply correlating what he spoke of and taught in the new testament recounts of his life to what is going on now. You saw a Christ that demanded us to seek God, to be pure and holy in God’s eye. That is the resounding message from the right, in their policies against health care for the poor and other social programs that benefit the misfortune. However, on the same pages you read about a passionate Christ that healed the sick and commanded us to love our enemies. That is a Christ most of the right do not understand.

I am not Christ, I do not live a life that resembles His whatsoever. My goal is to be as much like Him as possible. If I am to accomplish this I must follow his examples. I must repent for my wrongs, find strength in God and take responsibility for my duties. I must also make sure to be mindful of the poor, even though I am poor myself. I must take care of the elderly and go out of my way to treat my enemies as I would my friends and family. These are all hard lessons and I do my best to follow through with Christ’s teachings. I would consider myself a liberal, yet, I somehow openly admit my devotion to Christ. How is that so?

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